This is why a location within walking distance of shops, services, and places to eat, is key for many people in the market for a new condo.

Then there’s the uncommon ability to have these amenities only a few steps away.

Morrison Homes Multi-Family embraces this idea with its planned new project in the northwest Calgary community of Sage Hill.

Q Condominiums in Sage Hill Quarter will feature two condo buildings surrounded by about 240,000 square feet of commercial space.

Sage Hill Quarter by developer Ronmor, is under construction on a site that measures about 6.8 hectares on Shaganappi Trail and Sage Valley Drive N.W.

Pre-construction sales on these condos are expected to open with the unveiling of a presentation centre and a show suite this spring.

“It’s something that’s different in our market,” says Rob Kennedy, president of Morrison Homes Multi-Family, whose most recent work includes the award-winning townhome development Sonoma at Nolan Hill.

“I believe there is nothing else quite like this, especially in the suburban areas,” he adds. “You see something like this in Vancouver, Toronto, California, down in Arizona, places like that.”

Kennedy also compares the walkability offered at this development to something more commonly seen in downtown Calgary. But with a starting price planned for the low $200,000s, Q Condominiums is a more affordable option than what is typically available closer to the city’s core.

“It’s all based on lifestyle,” says Kennedy of Q’s appeal. He uses the example of a Saturday spent running errands.

“You get in your vehicle and drive to pick up your groceries, drive to wash your car, drive to pick up a bottle of wine, to pick up your dry cleaning, and your day is gone,” Kennedy says. “Here, you leave your car in the parkade, you get up, walk to the grocery store, the drugstore, the gym.”

To this point, a Co-op grocery store, Co-op liquor store, and Co-op gas station have been confirmed as tenants. But Kennedy says the plan is for a “well-rounded” lineup of businesses.

Q Condominiums will have 175 condos, with 100 units in one building and 75 in the other. The one with 100 condos will have 98 condos available for purchase, and the other two will be turned over to the condo board to be used as guests suites.

The floor plan selection includes one- and two-bedroom orientations. Some of the two-bedroom options will have two bathrooms.

They’ll range from 564 square feet to 900 square feet.

“This building will offer great value at every price point,” Kennedy says, adding he expects it to be attractive to a “mix” of demographics.

An underground parkade will be exclusive to residents of Q Condominiums. There will also be surface parking for visitors and additional stalls sold to owners.

The exterior of these buildings will boast low maintenance concrete composite siding, stone and concrete composite panels, in an eye-catching West Coast-inspired design.

One of the buildings will be five storeys, the other will six storeys, and there’s a planned breezeway between them.

Sage Hill Quarter will have a pond, small plaza and pedestrian links throughout the site, including a connection to the above mentioned breezeway.

There will also be a number of retaining walls on-site that will display work from local artists, says the builder.

Construction on the first condo building is slated to start later this year, with first possessions in late 2019.

The builder will be hosting events — such as wine tastings and guidance from interior decorators, along with the ability to place priority holds on a condo prior to the formal launch.

To register for more information on the development, visit myqcondo.com

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